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Clematis socialis Kral. Subgenus: Viorna. Alabama Leatherflower. Hab: Wet calcareous flatwoods. Dist: Nw. GA (Floyd Co.) and ne. AL (St. Clair and Cherokee counties). Recently discovered in Piedmont of GA (the population needing additional study).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Timmerman-Erskine & Boyd (1999) report on reproductive ecology of this endangered species; Goertzen & Boyd (2007) on its genetic diversity.
Synonymy: = FNA3, K1, K3, K4
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© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Clematis socialis, North Fork Powerline Prairie, St. Clair County, Alabama 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Clematis socialis, Floyd County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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